Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi #2

Dave Dorman's painted cover for this second issue in Dark Horse's five-part series captures a young Jedi warrior — lightsaber blazing purple — riding a massive horned beast with fangs bared, bearing down on a group of armed fighters scrambling below. The raw energy of the scene fits perfectly with the issue's subtitle, "Ulic Qel-Droma and the Beast Wars of Onderon," promising the kind of ancient, untamed corner of the Star Wars galaxy that 1993 Dark Horse did so well. A vivid entry in a series that brought the Old Republic to life long before it became a familiar concept.